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City Council City Manager Mayor Una Glass Larry McLaughlin Vice Mayor Sarah Glade Gurney lmclaughlin@cityofsebastopol.org Diana Gardner Rich Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, MMC Neysa Hinton Mary Gourley Patrick Slayter mgourley@cityofsebastopol.org CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – March 16, 2021 6:00 PM - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Please Note: The following documents are attached and made a part of this agenda: Topic: City Council Meeting - March 16, 2021 • Time: Mar 16, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) • Join Zoom Meeting • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83038028286?pwd=bTdidXFIWk1ReGdHMzhraTduTjc1dz09 • Meeting ID: 8303802 8286 • Passcode: 842097 • One tap mobile • +16699006833,,83038028286# US (San Jose) • +12532158782,,83038028286# US (Tacoma) • Meeting ID: 830 3802 8286 6:00 pm Convene Regular City Council Meeting (ZOOM VIRTUAL FORMAT) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: • Proclamation Proclaiming March 2021 as Women’s History Month • Certificate of Appreciation – Interim Police Chief Don Mort PUBLIC COMMENT (for items not on the agenda). STATEMENTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BY MAYOR/CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S): 1. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Meeting of March 2, 2021 (Responsible Department: City Administration) 2. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session of March 3, 2021 (Responsible Department: City Administration) 3. Approval of Subcommittee Recommendation of the “Locals Who Make a Difference” Recognition Program Honoree (Responsible Department: City Council Sub-Committee/Public Works Department) 4. Extension of Emergency Proclamation of Local Emergency (COVID-19) issued by the Director of Emergency Services (Fire Chief) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS: (Please Note: Although informational/presentations items are routinely informational in nature, some informational items may contain request for actions such as support, direction to staff, follow up, or receipt of item based on the presentation/information provided.) 5. Informational Presentation from Zero Waste Sonoma on SB 1383; SB 1383 requires a 50 percent reduction in organic waste disposal from 2014 levels by 2020, and a 75 percent reduction by 2025. In  addition, SB 1383 requires that not less than 20 percent of edible food that is currently disposed be recovered for human consumption by 2025. (Requestor: Councilmember Rich and Zero Waste Sonoma) PUBLIC HEARING(S:) None REGULAR CALENDAR AGENDA ITEMS (DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION): 6. Consideration of Approval of Release of Flags Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote to the Museum of the West Sonoma County Historical Society (Requestor: Vice Mayor Gurney) 7. Discussion and Consideration of Sponsorship of the “Bite-Sized” Gravenstein Apple Fair 2021 at Ragle Ranch Park on Saturday, August 14, one day only; and Traffic Control at the Intersection of Covert Lane and Ragle Road by the Sebastopol Police Department. (Requestor: Vice Mayor Gurney) 8. Consideration of Planning Commission Formation (Responsible Department: Planning) CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: 9. City Manager-Attorney/City Clerk Reports: 10. City Council Reports/Committee/Sub-Committee Meeting Reports: (Reports by Mayor/City Councilmembers Regarding Various Agency Meetings/Committee Meetings/Sub-Committee Meeting /Conferences Attended and Possible Direction to its Representatives (If Needed) on Pending issues before such Boards) 11. Council Communications Received 12. Future City Meeting Dates/Events (Informational Only): (See Agenda Below City Web site for Up-to-Date Meeting Dates/Times) CLOSED SESSION: None ADJOURNMENT OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Meeting will be adjourned to the City Council Regular Meeting Scheduled for April 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm (VIRTUAL ZOOM PLATFORM) American Disability Act Accommodations: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk (707) 823-1153 who will contact the ADA Coordinator. The ADA Coordinator will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. Notification: 72-hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. NOTICE: All Resolutions and Ordinances introduced and/or adopted under this agenda are waived of all reading of entire resolution(s) and ordinance(s) SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE (Government Code § 54952.3): Members of the City Council receive no additional compensation as a result of convening a joint meeting of the City Council and Successor Agency to the Former Community Development Agency SB 751 Legislative bodies of local agencies must publicly report: (1) any action taken and (2) the vote or abstention on each action taken by each member present for the action at a meeting. The City has postponed many non-essential meetings until further notice. We appreciate your patience and willingness to protect the health and wellness of our community. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact the City at Email: info@cityofsebastopol.org or please call: 707-823-1153. The public is advised that pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5 all writings submitted to the City Council are public records and will be made available for review. The Sebastopol City Council welcomes you remotely to its meetings that are generally scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Your interest and participation are encouraged and appreciated. Government Code Section 54953. (a) All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing for the benefit of the public and the legislative body of a local agency in connection with any meeting or proceeding authorized by law. The teleconferenced meeting or proceeding shall comply with all requirements of this chapter and all otherwise applicable provisions of law relating to a specific type of meeting or proceeding. (2) Teleconferencing, as authorized by this section, may be used for all purposes in connection with any meeting within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body. All votes taken during a teleconferenced meeting shall be by rollcall. City Council Regular Meetings are available in real time and archived on Livestream. Important Notice The City of Sebastopol shows both live broadcasts and Video Archive of City Council Meetings over the Internet. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice. • Here is the link: http://bit.ly/sebcctv There are times that the meetings may not be live streamed due to technical issues; if that is the case, the meeting will be video-taped and uploaded as soon as possible to the City Web Site. 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